Fan Fiction ❯ The Goddess Sagas ❯ I?m an idiot ( Chapter 52 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
`How long was it.....how long....?' Keith laid on his bed, eyes closed. `How long was it since I was hear....almost an year...since I began working for Saiyoua....mother...I was eighteen when the journey started...how old am I now? Did my birthday pass? I don't remember. Every time I try and think as to what happened the day I joined Saiyoua....everything turns up blank...I can't remember....'
Arisu peaked into the room, spotting the man just laying there. She timidly and quietly shut the door and turned to Nagisa. Her face bruised and throat marked with scars.
"Arisu...what is Lord Keith doing?"
"He is still just laying there."
"I...I went outside today...Ryan is awake again....and the group is coming over hear to fight. I think this will really be the final battle."
"I hope so, Nagisa. I was never the compassionate one, but even I know this is all just wrong. I...I wish I could...just...."
"....We really have hit low haven't we? We have no dignity...no pride...." Nagisa shook her head. "What is the point to continue living....we have nothing left...."
"Your wrong!" Arisu exclaimed. "We still have our lives! Doesn't the count for something?"
"Can you call this living....we are slaves...." Nagisa whimpered.
".........Master Keith.....He has become so twisted and horrible, like a monster! The beast be slain...I wish yet it I don't want to wish it...damn my foolish heart...I love him still."
"I love Lord Keith...but is that really Keith in there, or just so creature taking on his form."
The two twins turned towards the door as if they expected answers, but all they got was silence.
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Eight figures walked towards the doors to the Neo Goddess Tower. The fiery hues of Oisa casting down on them. The people in the streets staring at them, knowing that these eight people were the one's whom could save them all....not only them but the entire two planets. And they watched in honor and respect, each member. Two stood in the middle, holding hands, marching forward and three others stood at either side of them like brave soldiers. The first to the right was a teenage boy, around seventeen years of age, light brown hair, short on one side, shoulder length on the other. Young face scared by the marks of two different lovers, one going down by the eye, and five narrow slash marks dotting the right side of his face. His fur-collared leather jacket, black pants and white shirt blew in the breeze. His face and gray eyes was set in determination, ready to give it his all. Next to him walked an vampire, appearing the age of thirteen. Wings torn off, and skin pale, only slightly more colorful then milk, the orange hues gave his skin a golden cast. His pale blond locks blowing behind him as each strain shimmered in the fiery light. His crimson red robe blew hard against his body, showing a masculine but frail form underneath. Violet eyes shimmering with nervousness at what may happen, but still ready to face what was waiting. Next to him stood a tiny fairy-half. Pink hair and flower-shaped dress blowing in the wind. The orange hues turned her pale pink wings and white gloves an different shade between gold and orange. Her small face set in a frown, dark pink eyes shining with worry not for herself, but for her friends. The first on the left, was the tallest member, dark blond hair tied up with a green bow in a high pony-tail, white dress colored orange by the sky held thightly to her perfect body with an large green ribbon. The golden loop earring on each long pointed ears shining brightly. The elf's large blue eyes showed fright but also a hint of courage, as she was not going to turn back no matter what. In-between the elf and another woman was a twelve year old child. Her brown eyes blazed with determination and her face set in a way that said she would destory anyone who stood in her way. The wind ruffled her short blue hair, and blew back her forest green dress and long pink ribbons. The youngest of the eight warriors, but one of the bravest. The last on the left was a woman with long red hair, let flowed loose, she wore a tight fitting yellow top, which left more then half of her body revealed until it came down to a tight and short fitting pair of Jean shorts. Though dresses skimpy, her face said she was no play around as they saw the scowl fit on her lips, and anger blaring at what Saiyoua had done in her red eyes. Lastly came the two in the middle, one a beautiful young girl, brown hair falling to the middle of her back, golden parts ran threw it, shining brilliantly in Oisa's light. Her white cloak, decorated with golden engravings blew behind her gracefully. Long purple skirt blue thightly against her body, revealing the slender form beneath. The long sleeved dark blue silk shirt underneath ruffled in the breeze, blowing upward a little, showing the girl's stomach. The wind blew off the blue tam she wore on the top of her beautiful hair and sent it blowing away in the wind, but the girl did not even seem to notice. The last one was an human boy...no a man, with spiky golden locks of hair fixed in unique hair style. His clothes, a green tank-top and black jeans ruffling slightly in the breeze. Both his and the girl's face was set in pure readiness to fight and protect the planet. Sky blue and ocean eyes narrowed in sheer determination.
Squall, Lemon, Mimi, Lima, Carrie, Rose, Ruto and Ryan the eight who would save the world or die trying.
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Keith leaned up against the chair, feeling weak and drowsy as he typed away at the computer in which had been stored in his father's room. He had managed to sneak in hear without his mother knowing. He just knew that on this computer he would find, almost all his answers. He would find maybe even the truth.
`I can't believe Mother just killed father like that....what will stop her from killing me just the same way....? I have to find out the truth. Two clones were created....one of them was Ryan...who....who was the other?'
Words came onto the screen, pale blue eyes searched the files, until he spotted one, `clones' he pressed it and words came onto the screen.
Not really a clone, but carries goddess cells in which was transferred to him from Keith after getting stabbed seven times in the chest by his brother Tenki. Reports was that Genki died for a short while as he was getting the transfusion but somehow his heart started again. Suspected return from the life stream by perhaps Messiah. Could either turn out to be an ally or an enemy. If he becomes an enemy then destory at all costs before he gets dangerousness. Found to have Gray wings, making us think he is Messiah's angel. Was reported that he could be the key to `the ultimate destruction.'
Genki was killed by Hikari, body though is missing.
Age: created at age 11, presently age 17
Race: made to look like a blonde hair, normal skinned, blue eyed demon-half
A clone made purely out of Kamertion and stolen Magention. The orginal was the son of Taromecika and Lou. The real Ryan was killed is an accident in the training center. How he got killed, unknown. The suspected murderer was Keith Soun. The clone was brought to the magic school and continued living as though the real Ryan did not die. Body is deteriorating and is weak from dissolving Kamertion. Often shows madness and can be controlled by Saiyoua or others who has her Kamertion inside of them. Joins our cause, only to be attacked with an Kamertion killing liquid, presumably dead.
Keith shook his head. "I killed the real Ryan...no.....I....I don't think...." he shook his head again. "Focus Keith! Who is the last clone...."
The first clone created. His mother Mary Soun worked along side our sorcerers, however she did not know of the dire deeds. She got pregnant, and when she went to pack up her things to go on leave she was, by my order attacked and injected with large amounts of Saiyoua's Kamertion into the wound. The baby was born, holding the goddess cells and an successful clone was made.
Tenki offered to dispose of both Keith and Genki's parents whom tried to snoop into our plans. He cut the breaks of their cars, and all four parents died in a car accident. Is now living with Messiah's angel in the brief house hold.
He left to go to the magic school, by faith it is the same one of my son's Ryan.
Rumor has it he killed Ryan at the magic school, I am not sure if that is the truth or not.
Taking him over was easy, he is such a fool. So blinded by the need of power and the need to feel important. We told him he is really the son of Saiyoua and I, and was just placed inside of an human woman to be born. He actually believes he is the son of a goddess, how pitiful. He can be of some use though, to battle the clone of Ryan and his annoying little friends. And after he is no longer of use, Saiyoua has informed me, that he would make a great sacrifice to Oisa, as so he will spare Saiyoua and share his power with her.
The fool will never find out his true purpose until it is to late.
Keith stood frozen, the light from the computer screen still flashing, lighting up a small part of the room in a blue light. The man's face showed a shocked expression, eyes wide, his pupils gone small, mouth left hanging open. Slowly his hands formed fists and gripped the cloth of his pants leg.
"I'm.....I'm also nothing but a mere clone.......I was used and lied to.....I am going to be used as a sacrifice...No....it can't be right.....this has to be some kind of mistake. This can't possibly be true....it can't..."
He stared blankly ahead of himself, just becoming aware that he was trembling. "How did I join Saiyoua anyway....How......?"
" Save the wrench if you wish, fallow you precious leader Ryan, I don't care."
Genki stared at Keith frowning before turning around and taking after the other two boys.
"Go ahead." Keith muttered under his breath. " Be like everyone else, cousin and leave me alone....."
'You don't have to be alone...' a voice echoed from the darkness.
Keith looked around himself startled, drawing forth his sword.
"Whose there!?" He called, looking around himself for the source of the voice.
"No need to be afraid, come, come to me, and all your dreams, will come true."
Before his very eyes a dark portal opened up in front of him, an endless void of darkness...though as frightening as it appeared it seemed to draw him in.
"Who is calling me?" Keith demanded, stepping closer.
"Your destiny, dark angel."
"......My destiny, huh? Well, let's just see about that...." Keith could not stop himself from walking forward. He was being lured to the darkness like a moth is lured to light.
And like a moth he knew there was a chance that he would be destroyed by the very thing that he sought after, intoxicated by it's beauty. The deep swirling portal, it just seemed so inviting. Closeing his eyes he stepped inside, and was swallowed.
He did not know how long he was asleep, but when he opened his eyes, he saw nothing back darkness surrounding him. His feet rested on nothing but instead he floated, half off of his feet in mid air.
"Dark Angel." A feminine voice came from the darkness, but he could not see anything.
"It is I , Saiyoua, the goddess of darkness."
"The dark goddess!?" Keith gasped, before snarling. "What do you want with me!? And where am I!?"
"This is just my mind speaking to you. You are in the place I was confined for thousands of years until I came to Gaia. The dark and lonely regions of space."
"Space? You've got to be kidding..."
"This is no joke, my dark angel...my son...Keith..."
"Your what!?" He gasped startled. "What the hell are you talking about!? My mother died when I was eleven!"
"....Not so. Long ago before Key abandoned this planet and Cid confined me inside of her, I and a demon named Taromecika had a child together. The child, could not be born inside of me, for Cid would hunt down and kill it, so I sent it's soul off to be born inside of another woman. That woman was the one whom you thought was your mother."
".....Why should I believe you? What proof do you have?"
"You always knew there was something special about yourself. That you weren't like other people. That you were different and could never fit in."
"You can't deny it, you were always fascinated with darkness and shadows. Even now as I speak, you find your surroundings...darkness as the eye can see, beautiful."
"......That still does not prove I am your son."
"Then, what about your wings, how do you explain them?"
"My wings---? AHHH!!" He cried out as he felt sharp pain in his shoulder blades and a pair of black angel wings sprouted from his back. After the pain subsided, he turned around slowly and in shock.
"Dark Angel, you are my son. Join me and help me wipe out the light."
"I still don't believe I am your son, these wings could just be a product of your magic. And even if I were why in the nine hells of Hades should I help you destory Gaia!?"
"Destroy Gaia!?" Saiyoua gasped. "My dear! You have been being brainwashed by Ryan, the one Key is trying to make her angel. I fight not to destory Gaia, but to save it."
"What are you talking about?"
The darkness around him faded, and Keith stood on a battle field, bodies laying bleeding and crushed, the planet barren and rocky. Everything was...dead.
"Keith, this is the future of Gaia. It will be destroyed if humans and other creatures continue living."
"So you want to destory everyone!?" Keith yelled, looking around for the dark goddess but still not finding anyone.
"The planet needs a moment of rest before it can become beautiful again. It is true what I say about people, they don't care for anyone but themselves. How many times have they bruised the planet with war and meaningless fights for power? Or for claiming Gaia's land, in which should not be fought for like an lifeless object. How many people slaughter each other in anger and hate, filling the planet, with not the kind of darkness which is soothing, but the kind that is evil. How many wounds did this planet suffer because of humans? Tress, plants...Gaia it's self is slowly being transformed to a machine. Oh, human's call it `technology' or `advancement' but it is death, murder to the planet. Gaia is my child, a sick little kid, whom has had it's Mommy taken away from it, and is now is being killed, human's festering inside of it like a cancer! All things will die eventually because of human's carelessness, and that includes the planet, why must both die when one can be saved?"
"..........But Key...shouldn't she...."
"Key." Saiyoua spoke bitterly. "She cares not for the human's she created, or for this planet. She abandoned all of her children by her own free will, because of her own selfish desire to live as human. How can people worship a goddess like that? They hear, goddess of light and they immediately think she is good, and that I am evil. But surely if you look, it's the other way around! Keith, my son! Kill those who fallow Key, and help my cause!
He was surrounded by darkness again, but this time, the darkness seemed to be coming from him.
"I.......Maybe........maybe your right about Gaia and humans.......but that does not prove that I am your son....and...I wont kill the others....I mean....some of them I may not like that much....but I can't bring myself to actually kill them! I'll talk to them about it, but...."
"Are you going to act like a dog!?"
"Go ask Ryan for permission? Can't you decide on your own? Are you weak son?"
"You always wanted power, I can give you all the power you could ever wish for. I can make you force Ryan to his knees with a single figure. You will be able to control his every movement. You will be nearly a god. People will bow to you....you will never be looked down at again. Those who treated you like a misfit at school will be punished, those whom taunted you, punished, Ryan punished for mocking you and defeating you in battle, punished for taking the woman you love away from you. You will have the power to kill and destory everyone. My son, you will become a god!"
"........A god.........." Keith shook his head. "I can be strong on my own, I don't need you! I don't want to hurt them, even Ryan! I'm not going to hurt them!"
"So, are you going to beg to Key's wannabe angel, and Messiah's innocent one?"
"I beg to no one. But what are you talking about....?Key's wannbe angel? Messiah's innocent one? Who are they?"
"The clone in which possesses the body and identity of a dead boy, the one you call Ryan, he was created solely out of my Kamertion, and stolen Magention. He is nothing more then a puppet for us to control. You remember his death right?"
"..........." Keith's eyes grew wide
"I...I remember....Who is the other one, Messiah's one..."
"It is your own cousin Genki. He to holds my Kamertion in his veins he got from you when he needed an transfusion. However, he died but Messiah brought him back to life, claiming him as her own innocent one."
"Keith, remember the past, remember the bitterness and hate in your heart...join me!"
"I wont...kill....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Keith screamed out in agony as suddenly the darkness around him over shadowed him, going directly into his body. His blue eyes flashed black for a moment, before he blinked, an evil grin spreading across his face.
"I see....I see the truth now. Everyone must pay....I will fight by your side mother..."
"I was tricked....no I was.....I was controlled........Ryan's....not the only puppet...I..." He gripped his head in his hands, whimpering.
Keith, Ryan is still alive and he is hear with his friends to try and kill me, go and greet them, why don't you son?
He growled, clenching his fists. "I...I found Taromecika's files, Saiyoua...."
Taromecika did not know what he was talking about. He was crazy, he did not know any better...Go and attack Keith, go and attack them now."
"I WILL NOT!!" Keith hissed standing to his feet. "I WONT!!!"
Stupid boy! You can't resist me! Hate and darkness is part of your soul!! OBEY ME!!! LET YOUR DARKNESS CONTROL YOU!!!"
Intense agony filled Keith's body as a dark light erupted from inside of him. He stumbled over panting for breath before the light faded, eyes flashing black.
"Yes mother...I will destory them, now."
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The group made their way easily threw the empty halls of the Neo Goddess Tower without any trouble. Everything was empty, except for they knew the top floor, where Saiyoua was. The silence though was broken as Keith's voice came over the intercom.
"You just don't give up do you? Well, well, well, come and fight me Ryan. This will be our final confrontation. A battle to the death. Meet me in the room in which one angel fell to his death. I will be waiting, if you aren't to coward to show up."
Ryan's face turned sour. "Keith...I accept your challenge!"
"I knew you would, so come, Ryan, come!"
Keith's voice faded, leaving the room quite again.
"After all these years...I have to settle the score with Keith." Ryan spoke seriously.
"I understand." Squall said. "If it was Ganderdof and I in place of you and Keith I would feel the need to fight him too."
"The room where a angel fell..." Mimi looked depressed. "Genki....the room in where he died...."
"Mimi..." Lima frowned concerned.
"L...Let's go." Mimi breathed heavily. "I can take it...."
Ryan nodded, smiling. "Genki would be proud of you to see how brave you've become Mimi."
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Arisu and Nagisa trembled as they stood by Keith's sides. He stood almost in the middle of the large room, face not showing any feeling to it. They did not know what happened but the darkness around him felt as though it had grown, and that all that was left was darkness.
The doors opened and eight figures dashed in. All of which they recognized instantly, except one made them do a double take. A human boy whom looked just like Ryan...except....human.
"KEITH!!" The blond human snarled, gripping his winged sword in his hand.
"Ryan!? What....how can you be....how can you be human!?"
"....I have been completely reborn. I am no longer a puppet, or a clone, but one of Key's angels, given a new chance a life to start over clean of darkness and sin. I no longer have that demon part of myself in which I so hated and despised because of the evil it brought into me...I am now a new Ryan, but I still have the memories and feelings as the old one, and I....I will pay you back for all you have done!!"
Keith laughed bitterly, drawing his own sword. "You can't be free....I wont be the only one trapped. I will destory you! But first." he clapped his hands like he was ordering dogs. "Arisu, Nagisa kill the other's make it painful and bloody."
The two twins exchanged looks, looked at the group, at Keith then back at each other a nodded.
"We wont Keith." Arisu spoke calmly.
"What?" Keith looked at her shocked.
"We said we wont Keith!" Nagisa stepped up beside her sister.
"You...you both....betray me....?..."
"We don't betray our beloved Lord Keith, never but you...!!" Nagisa narrowed her eyes.
"You aren't Master Keith!! Your nothing but an heartless monster!!"
Arisu looked at him intensely. " We loved our Lord, Master and best friend Keith...we loved him more then anything else in the world. We would fight by his side always, we would even give up our lives for him....but...our Keith died and was replaced by nothing but a sickening evil taking on the form of his body. I did not believe it at first....did not want to believe it. That Master Keith was so weak as to let his hate, anger and darkness control him, but as time went on...I knew it was true. Keith would never hurt my sister or I, or even Ryan and his little friends. Keith was mean at times, mocking, teasing, arrogant and power loving but he was not bad...not evil like you! He did not enjoy slaughtering people...he did not find it a sport! Which is why....Keith, we leave you now. We now know your aren't and never will be the man we love again, and to continue standing by your side, we would end up betraying the real Keith, so...we say goodbye, forever. May you be killed so Keith's kind soul may rest."
Keith as did the rest of the group watched in stunned shock as the two twins, whom had been loyal to Keith for years, and had been his slaves all this time walked away, not turning back once. The dark one trembled in rage and hurt.
"FI...FINE, GO THEN YOU FUCKING WHORES!!! DON'T TURN BACK ONCE!! NO ONE EVER DOES!! I AM ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND, FORGOTTEN ABOUT, SPIT ON AND LOOKED AT LIKE I DON'T BELONG, LIKE I'M SOME FUCKING FREAK!! I DON'T NEED YOU!!! I DON'T NEED ANYBODY!!! JUST MY POWER, I ONLY NEED MY POWER!!!!!"
Ryan braced himself, hand gripping tighter around the sword. He risked a glance back at his friends.
"I want you all to stay out of this one. Don't help me out, this battle...it's been a long one coming...I made him wait along time for this moment, and it's finally hear and I want to win this of my own power. He does not have the aid and neither will I. I want him to be defeated knowing he gave it everything he had."
"Ryan....I understand." Ruto spoke slowly. "Be careful...."
"Ha...Ha...Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha," Keith tossed his head back, laughing crazily. "HAHAHAHA!!! Really." He smirked darkly. "You can't defeat me...I am strong, you are weak. But if you really want to prove who is the stronger then...why not we fight. Without weapons! Without the power the goddesses gave us!! Let us fight using nothing but our own raw strength to prove who is the greater!"
The two angels, light and dark tossed away their swords, and took up fighting positions, ready to prove to the other who was the stronger, ready to settle a score that was going on for many years, ready to kill.
The two stared at each other, sizing each other up before finally the first strike was made. Rushing forward Ryan rewarded Keith with two hand chops to the side, and a twirl kick to the right side of his chest. Keith stumbled onto the ground, and Ryan stood over him, preparing himself for Keith's next move. The dark one pulled himself up and Ryan attacked again, striking him with the sides of his hands, and sending two kicks to his stomach, however Keith was prepared this time and blocked every single attack. Angrily Ryan jumped into the air, to slam his foot into Keith's head, but the other man moved out of the way, making Ryan strike air, and while the former demon-half had his back turned for a moment, Keith slammed his knee into his back, and sent a punch to the back of his head, sending him falling face first onto the floor. Keith went to smash him in the face but with superior speed Ryan jumped up on to Keith's back, his weight causing the other boy to go on to his knees. The blond placed his hands around Keith's neck and did a somersault backwards, sending Keith slamming painfully onto the ground. Ryan slowly pulled himself up as he watched Keith growl as he got back to his feet. Not ready to let Keith get the upper hand again, Ryan rushed forward, slamming the sides of his hands rabidly into him before doing a quick trip sending the other crashing back onto the ground. The black haired one hissed, and jumped back to his feet slamming two punches into Ryan's stomach, and an uppercut underneath his chin sending him reeling back, feet slightly off the ground, but Keith was not about to let him fall so easily. He crashed his fists into his face, and sent a mighty kick to his stomach sending him slamming into the wall. Ryan moaned painfully but climbed back to his feet dispite the pain. Keith approached him, and the two glared at the other, so close to each other that they could each smell the breath and body sweat of the other man. Keith stuck first, sending a punch to Ryan's already bloody nose, he did not even stagger back but instead sent two hand chops to the other's chest. Both attacks were fairly timid, but that was all for shy gestures. Keith gripped his fist ready to send an brutal punch but both he could Ryan leapt into the air, twirling, one foot crashed into Keith's shoulder, the other, striking the middle of Keith's chest. It was his turn to go crashing into the wall now, but in a blink of an eye he dashed forward, striking Ryan in the head with his boot, and with his other foot a kick to his side sending the blond tumbling onto the floor. Ryan picked himself up, facing Keith who stood right before him, and took on a fighting position.
"Well, that was a fun warm up." Keith smirked. "But now why don't we go and start the real fight?"
"By all means." Ryan frowned seriously. "I'll kill you."
"Not even in your dreams RYAN!!!" Keith snarled dashing forward.
Keith struck out at Ryan with a punch, whom avoided just in time. The blond tried to send the sides of his hands crashing into the other man, but his was at a bad angle and it caused little to no damage at all. Seeing Ryan's disadvantage Keith took this time to strike Ryan with an onslaught of kicks, forcing him to back up against the wall. Growling in anger at the other boy, and enjoying the blood he saw flowing down his skin Keith concentrated his power on his next kick, slamming his boot into Ryan's stomach. The younger man hit the wall, his skull cracking loudly against the stone and leaving a sickening red trail behind on it. He slowly began to fall to the ground, dizzy and painfully, but Keith was not about to let him fall easily and sent a might and brutal kick to the lower part of his legs, causing him to meet the ground more quickly and painfully.
Looking up into Keith's mocking blue eyes, Ryan felt an rage boil up inside of him. He would not loose this battle! Fueled with rage Ryan jumped to his feet. With lightening rage he send the sides of his hand, chopping into Keith's body causing him to stagger back with a groan. The dark one tried to send a kick to Ryan, but missed as the other jumped into the air, and flipped over him like a dolphin, landing on one knee behind him. Keith twisted around an grabbed Ryan as he began to pick himself up, holding him under the stomach.
Ryan's eyes went wide as Keith kneed him in the gut and send a mighty chop down to the back of his neck. He fell on the ground and laid still for a moment. His whole body burned with pain...but....
He began to pull himself back to his feet. He wouldn't loose....no matter if he ended up loosing all of his limbs, he would not loose!!
Halfway picked up off the ground, he could feel Keith standing behind him, he could feel him grinning at him mockingly, taunting him from behind. With an growl, Ryan sent a kick, behind himself, and felt his boot come into contact with something hard, and a startled yelp fill his ears. He got to his feet and watched as Keith held his mouth. As he remove his hand hatefully from the wound, Ryan could see that the bottom lip was swollen and bloody.
Keith spat out some blood, feeling some of his teeth had been knocked loose. His snarled.
Ryan quickly tried to defend himself, by sending a kick to the other's knee, but it did nothing to put a stop to Keith's onslaught and before he knew it, he was being held up in the air, and having Keith's elbow slamming down into his stomach. He hit the ground, feeling blood fill his mouth. With a whimper, he slowly began to left himself up, clenching his teeth as he tried to stop from screaming out with pain. The white teeth had turned crimson, as threw their cracks, the blood in his mouth sweeped through. Keith seemed to be enjoying every ounce of Ryan's pain and began to laugh. Ryan looked up at him, eyes small in anger.
Keith gasped startled as he felt two legs wrap around his neck, and suddenly he was thrown up into the air, slamming back down painfully in the corner.
"Ryan....Your going to die..." He said slowly, getting back to his feet. Ryan said nothing and instead took up another fighting stance. Keith growled at the blonde's calmness and charged forward.
Ryan struck again with the sides of his hands, but once again was caught under the stomach and smashed in the back of the neck sending him meeting the floor in which he was becoming quite close to. Using his hands to push himself up off the floor, he crashed both his feet into the dark one's stomach, sending him staggering back. Waiting no time for Keith to recover from the last blow, he somersaulted into the air, and stuck his feet out, slamming both onto Keith shoulders and sending him hitting the floor with a surprised cry. Once again the Keith was back on his feet and as Ryan went to slam him in the neck with his hand, he grabbed Ryan around the waste, causing the blond to jump startled, and twist around trying to get free. With a grunt Keith leaned back, slamming Ryan, head first into the ground. Hurt, but still ready to fight, the Ex demon-half sent a kick to the dark one's knee, and in return had a punch sent to his face which he quickly ducked. However Ryan was not lucky enough to dodge the next attack and had two punches delivered to either side of his face at the same time. Ryan was stunned for a moment, and that was all the time it took for Keith to left him up over his head, and throw him backwards against the wall. Ryan struck against the hard stone painfully, but managed to stay on his feet. He dashed forward, doing a slide kick, but missed his target, causing him to pick himself up with Keith standing behind him. Of course the older of the two could not pass up attacking when his opponent was at a disadvantage and sent a kick to the back of his leg. Ryan stumbled, startled, and once again Keith took advantage and hit him in the side, digging the point of his boot into his skin, causing him to cry out and fall to the floor in pain, gripping his side, in which the boot had actually entered the skin, leaving a small hit bloody hole. As Ryan picked himself up Keith once again was ready to attack, and jumped into the air, wanting to send a kick to Ryan's face, but missed as the other dodged and rewarded him with a kick of his own which hit and sent Keith tumbling on to the floor. Keith did not have time to recover as he forced himself back onto his feet before Ryan was attacking him again, sending chops with his hands to his body, and kicks, until he forced him into the wall. Sending another well measured kick, Keith crashed into the wall, causing the stone to crack under his weight. Closing his eyes in pain, he put his hands to his stomach and fell to the ground. He opened his eyes just in time to see Ryan's boot crash into his face. With and yelp he rolled out of the way, growling and swearing under his breath as he slowly climb back to his feet.
"If you give up now Keith, I'll let you live." Ryan spoke calmly, getting into a fighting position, awaiting his answer.
"I....." Keith narrowed his eyes hatefully at him. "WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!!!!!!"
Ryan cried out startled as Keith kneed him in the stomach twice and gripped his hair throwing him backwards, towards a wall. Keith was still rushing at him, and with a cry he raise his hands out infront of him to block and double kicks Keith sent to his person. The attacks were blocked, but he was forced to back up closer to the wall. Grinning at the others predicament, Keith sent a punch to Ryan's face, in which the boy dodged. Angrily he sent a kick to one of Ryan's knee caps but before the attack could hit, Ryan back flipped, strikeing Keith into the chest with both his boots and sent him skidding across the floor in a ragged and pitiful heap. He laid there a moment, breathing heavily with pain, before he slowly got up.
"You will pay for that Ryan. You will pay for everything you've ever done to me...!!!"
"And you will pay Keith, for everything you've done to everybody!!!" Ryan dashed forward, sending blow after blow to Keith's person before the other man got the advantage, and began to send kick after punch to Ryan until he was forced onto the ground. The receiver of onslaught changed every time someone hit the ground, and both men now stood beaten and bloody. Bruises already marking their skin, and cuts that they knew would turn to scars left behind that would always remind the winner of this battle how close he came to loosing. For the loser, these marks would mean nothing for at the end of this, the one who lost would be dead.
"You've become strong Ryan." Keith shook in rage as he tried to keep his voice calm. "But you can't win against me. You are nothing but....nothing but a brainless puppet."
Ryan kept his calm, face hard and cold as stone, but his words spoke with passion. "Better a brainless puppet then a heartless slave."
Keith's eyes snapped open wide, and went small in shock, as memories of what he did came flooding back into his mind. `No....I don't want to....no...I...'
He gripped his head, as Saiyoua's control began to waver. Ryan stepped back startled, as Keith shook his head and began to scream out in pain as dark shadows came towards him to engulf him.
"No...Mot....Saiyoua!! I wont...!! Leave me alone!!....I'm not...yours..!! LEAVE ME BE!!! ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!" He screamed as the darkness entered into him and he began to tremble before finally calming down and stood straight again, hands drooping down at his sides.
"I will kill you once a for all Ryan..."
Ryan's eyes went small ins hock and understanding. "I see....your a puppet too of Saiyoua, aren't you Keith...you can't control what you do...well, this changes everything."
"I'm not." Ryan replied calmly. " For what controls you is not self doubt or weakness or even fear, but what controls you is your own hunger for power and revenge which why I can't feel nothing but shame for you, shame that you can be so easily controlled by your own selfish desires."
"SAVE YOUR SHAME FOR THOSE WITH NO DIGNITY!! MY OWN INNER DARKNESS MAY HAVE CONTROL OF MY MIND AND BODY, BUT THERE IS ONE THING I STILL HAVE AND WONT LET ANYONE CONTROL AND THAT IS..." Keith's eyes blared, bringing his fists down, a black light surrounding his body, as a pair of black wings unfolded from his back. "MY PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ryan and his friends cried out as the floor began to shake, throwing some of them off of there feet. Ryan clenched his fists.
"Keith....I never thought you would be so weak as to let yourself be controlled." A golden glow surrounded his body. Ryan's head fell back as a shimmering golden light erupted from around him. Ruto watched in awe as a pair of golden wings unfolded from Ryan's back, shimmering the same brightness of the sun. The talisman around Ryan's neck glowed brightly, and his clothes changed to a long sleeved white shirt and long white pants. Long pointed golden pieces of armor rested on his shoulders, in the middle of each one was a stone as shiny as the sun it's self. Two short pieces of red cloth was attached to the outfit, starting from underneath the armor and reaching to his chest, each cloth was had a shiny golden metal tied to the end of it. Also attached to the armor was a white cape, the inside of it was a shimmering gold. Around his slender waste an long piece of red cloth was tied, opened in the middle, but the end long and going to the back of his knees. His boots were colored silver made of metal but still light. Ryan raised the winged sword up into the air, the blade shimmering golden. A light erupted from it, causing his cape and the ends of the red bandanna tied around his forehead to blow back from the force of an invisible wing. His golden wings outstretched and folded to their full size, golden magic glittering from off the ends of them. Slowly Ryan opened his eyes, a golden light shining behind the blue. He lowered his sword the light fading, and stood before Keith calmly.
"Is that Ryan....?" Lima slowly asked.
"He...He's so powerful!" Rose stuttered.
"He....he looks just like a golden angel...." Carrie trailed off, voice trembling in awe.
"The light is so pure...it makes the darkness surrounding Keith seem like nothing!" Mimi exclaimed.
"What happened, how...?" Squall trailed off.
"I don't believe it." Lemon gasped. "No even Cid was able to gain complete control over the talisman....!"
"What do you mean?" Mimi turned towards him.
Lemon did not remove his eyes from Ryan, and spoke seriously and almost prideful. "Ryan has mastered complete control over the forces of light. Right now...at this point he can be classified as a god. He...he is now completely a part of Key...he has become a part of light it's self."
The group gasped, and stared at Ryan all of their eyes shimmering with awe, respect and pride.
`Ryan....' Ruto thought. `You've become stronger....'
Keith's eyes were wide with shock and horror, and awe `Then I ever thought possible!' he unknowingly finished Ruto's thought.
`Ryan...I knew you could do it...now show that bastard what your made of!' Ruto thought proudly, a smile coming to her face.
"Keith, your darkness ends hear." Ryan spoke bravely and heroically. "In your own selfish desires you caused the suffering and lives of many. I can never forgive you for what you have done."
"Did I ask for forgiveness!?' Keith growled, enraged.
" As to why you let you darkness control you, I don't know. As to why you've always tried to defeat me, and as to why you always hated me, I don't know. But the story between us ends hear and now! This will be the final confrontation, put everything you have into this attack! I want you to die knowing that your best was not good enough, I want you to know that even after selling you soul to darkness that you can't defeat me or what I am!"
"Brave words...brave word..." Keith trembled in rage. "FROM A PUPPET!!"
With a growl of pure rage Keith unleashed his attack, a huge beam of dark energy, the darkness coming out of his every pour. Calmly Ryan raised his hand up into the air, closeing his eyes.
A beam of light left the center of his hand. Though alot smaller then Keith's it was a lot stronger and quickly tore threw the dark attack. Keith's eyes went small in horror and fear as the light crashed into him, striking him directly in the chest and sent him crashing into the huge TV screen, smashing the glass, causing electricity to flow threw him. Silently Keith fell to the ground, laying limply on the floor in a blood and burnt heap. The feathers of his black wings fluttered in the air, landing on top of him as though blanketing him. He could not move, just breath heavily in raspy ragged breaths. His eyes gazed up at Ryan's superior form. At that moment he knew he would never be better...he would never surpass him...he would never be the stronger....he would always be in his shadow. Slowly Ryan raised his sword into the air to bring it down and impale his enemy, but hesitated.
"....G...g...go...ah...ahead....d..d.o..it...what...are...y...ou ...waiting...f..for?"
Keith eye's snapped opened in shock.
"Your not worth be staining my hands for...I wont kill someone whom has no chance to defend themselves....I'm not a monster like you Keith."
The older began to tremble, as closed his eyes, and powered down, returning back to the form his was when he first entered the room, and then, without looking back him, walked away.
Keith just laid still as he listened as Ryan and his friends left. He just laid their, eyes beginning to grow dim.
A younger Keith watched his two friends, a little cat girl named Mara and a little red headed Demon dance together at the dance. It hurt...though Ryan was his friend he felt enraged at him...he was taking Mara way from him. He couldn't stand it, it hurt him so much. If only he could some how get Mara to like him better again....
He watched as Ryan sat down on a bench, leaving Mara to dance alone with his little sister. Keith frowned bitterly. Ryan had Mara but he did not even appreciate her...if he had gotten to dance with her, he woulden't have just sat down and left her there all alone. There had to be away to get Mara to like him better again...there had to be way to put make Mara disgusted with Ryan and proud of him then it clicked. He would show Mara who was the better by showing her whom the stronger was. Girl's loved strong men and when she saw how weak Ryan was compared to him, she would have to love him instead of the demon-half. he slowly approached Ryan with an fake friendly smile.
"Hey you want to play a game?"
"Oh just a little training game, nothing to be scared of." He commented slyly.
"How do we play this game?"
"We go to the training center of course. You know on the night of the dance they have only the strongest monsters out for the 5th rank students to battle."
"But Keith, wont that be dangerous?"
"Ha,ha,ha,ha!!" He laughed. " Mara don't like weaklings! If you don't want her to be your friend anymore, then wuss out!"
"No..I want Mara to be my friend I'll come...."
The two boys had walked threw the training center holding their weapons, until they came across a monster, an powerful Lecqure. Keith pulled ou his T.P.R.A. calmly.
An monster the same size of a large dog, vicious and deadly. The metal spikes that cover it's body make's it nearly untouchable, except for a soft spot on it's stomach. Resembles much like a mole, and will curl up in a ball sometimes when it attacks. The spikes are sharp enough to rip threw someone's flesh. 5th ranks are required to wear their armor before battling this monster, for this monster is trained to attack in deadly ways, and one will only be protected if they have their armor on. This monster is only set loose on dance nights when only fifth rank students are allowed in the training center.
Ryan backed away frightened. "K...Keith...I think we should go...."
"Ha, ha, ha!! Chicken wuss scared? I can beat it!"
Somehow Keith, only suffering a few scrapes was able to impaled his sword in the creatures stomach. He turned away from it, to look mockingly at Ryan, dusting off his hands.
"See? I'm so much stronger then you are."
Ryan was not bothered by this in the least though, and clapped his two small hands together. " Keith! That was great!!"
Keith smiled taking the praise, when suddenly he heard a movement behind him. He gasped in fright as he saw the Lecqure roll up into a ball a charge towards him, it's deadly spikes ready to rip into his flesh.
"KEITH!!!" Ryan screamed, dashing forward, two small hands pushing him out of the way.
"WHAT!?" Keith gasped shocked and horrified.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The demon-half screamed as the spikes ripped into his flesh, his blood splattering over Keith's face.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Keith screamed, catching the younger boy in his arms. Ryan was shivering, violently.
"Keith......are...you....ok...?" Ryan's eyes began to turn dull and started to close.
"Ryan!! Ryan!! Ryan!!" Keith cried, shaking the boy. "Don't close your eyes!! Don't....Ryan!! DON'T DIE!!! RYAN!!!!" He sobbed, pulling the unmoving body of the boy closer and starting to sob as he saw no more breath coming from his body. Keith glared up at the Lecqure and growled enraged.
"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!! ARGHHHH!!!" An dark energy left Keith's body striking the monster and burning it into dust. He continued to sob, holding the other's body in his arms, not even fully aware as two fifth rank students, came running up to them, gasping in horror.
"Oh my god! Somebody, get miss Lena!!" He heard a voice yell, but he was not aware of anything anymore. Before he knew it he was standing outside of the training center, a big group of people surrounding Ryan's dead corpse. He was barely aware of anything...until he felt something hit him across the face. He snapped out of his shock to see Mara staring at him enraged.
"KEITH, HOW COULD YOU!? I TOLD YOU NOT TO FORCE HIM INTO THE TRAINING CENTER, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T LIKE HIM BUT I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD GO AS FAR AS KILLING HIM!!
"But Mara..." Keith began to protest.
Keith stared at her in shock and hurt as she walked away from him and towards Miss.Lena. `I...I...didn't mean for this to happen...I...' he trembled approaching the cat girl.
"Mara I..." He began but the girl turned away from him never turning back once. He clenched his fist and started to cry, everyone leaving the area not caring to see if he was all right...not caring about the pain he felt inside. He lost both of his friends. Ryan had always kept Mara away from him...and now even in death, he had taken away his best friend forever but....they both were his friends...and now he didn't have either. It hurt so much...he did not know what to do....he...did not know...
With a sob he fell to both of his knees and began to cry.
It would be the perfect way not to feel guilty for what you did. If your forced yourself to hate a person, if you let nothing but hate be in your heart for them then you would not feel bad if they died or not. You would not even care if it was your fault, maybe you would even go as far as being joyful. Sure you would be lying to yourself, but it is much better then living with an guilty soul. Think about everything they ever done to you, don't allow your heart to forgive, go as far as believing your own lies you may make up about them in your head and blame them for it. End up hating them...end up making them suffer, end up killing them. It's easy to hate someone...it's even easier to kill them. Just put a gun to their head and...POW!
Erase your guilt...fill your heart with hate and contempt, forget useless feelings like friendship and compassion, become hard and cold like a stone and emotions and feelings will never hurt you again.
A few tears rolled down Keith's face as all his past came back to haunt him...everything from his past, and saw how foolish and wrong he behaved...how hate and anger...how darkness took over his soul and uttered just a few raspy words.
